President Trump said on Saturday that he would nominate James M. McDonald to be the next U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, again choosing one of his personal lawyers for one of the nation’s most powerful legal positions. Mr. Trump praised Mr. McDonald, pointing to his extensive credentials. He is “a former…
Roughly a decade ago, Hollywood decided that crude, politically incorrect humor was a commercial and cultural liability. The #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements were gaining momentum, and studio executives (largely liberal and intensely risk averse) stopped supporting offense-courting comedies like “Ted” and “Tropic Thunder.” Why invite a Twitter firestorm? That period of timidity — some would…
100 by Anthony Powell William Wood, Alberta, Canada, 68, retired art historian: “A series of novels that concerns several specific tiers of English society in the first three-quarters of the 20th century – upper class, bohemian, military, political – with comic brio, melancholy and knowing social analyses.” =93 by Hanya Yanagihara Heather, Sydney, Australia, 40,…
Atlanta’s reign atop our list continues for the fourth consecutive week, as the Braves narrowly beat out the Dodgers for the No. 1 spot in Week 10. It was a big week for the National League as the Brewers round out our top three, marking the first time this season that the top three teams…
Every founder who applies to Startup Battlefield wants the same thing: the Disrupt Main Stage. Six minutes to pitch and demo live, in front of top-tier Silicon Valley investors. A dedicated TechCrunch article published as you present. A shot at the $100,000 equity-free prize and the Disrupt Cup. And all of that could be yours,…
Nearly half a million Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine since 2022 — a death toll exceeding total American losses in World War II — the head of Britain’s top intelligence agency said Wednesday, relaying one of the highest fatality figures any Western government has put on Russia’s war in Ukraine yet. Russia is…
Kimura Taichi’s tender Japanese drama Fujiko took home the Golden Mulberry Audience Award at the 28th edition of the Far East Film Festival (FEFF) that came to a close on Friday night in the northern Italian city of Udine. Fujiko, Kimura’s second feature, is a family dramedy set in 1970s and 1980s Japan and tells…
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A quiet but consequential shift is underway in Africa’s economic order. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), long defined by paradox vast wealth amid deep poverty,is now projected to become sub-Saharan Africa’s fifth-largest economy in 2026. This is not speculation. Projections from the International Monetary Fund place the DRC’s GDP at around $123 billion,…
As Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sets out to rein in the use of psychiatric medications, a group of prominent psychiatrists are developing guidance for helping patients to stop taking them, noting that providers sometimes “park” patients on medications that are no longer necessary or effective. The experts, whose first recommendations appeared in JAMA…
